IB ESS 5.5 Solid Domestic Waste QSI E16
A garbage collector walks atop a massive pile of garbage at the Bloemendhal dump in central Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 23, 2009.
Review Video on Solid Domestic Waste
Dianna Cohen: Tough truths about plastic pollution
Artist Dianna Cohen shares some tough truths about plastic pollution in the ocean and in our lives -- and some thoughts on how to free ourselves from the plastic gyre.
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/dianna_cohen_tough_truths_about_plastic_pollution.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/dianna_cohen_tough_truths_about_plastic_pollution.html
Capt. Charles Moore on the seas of plastic
Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- an endless floating waste of plastic trash. Now he's drawing attention to the growing, choking problem of plastic debris in our seas.
http://www.ted.com/talks/capt_charles_moore_on_the_seas_of_plastic.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/capt_charles_moore_on_the_seas_of_plastic.html
Mike Biddle: We can recycle plastic
Less than 10% of plastic trash is recycled -- compared to almost 90% of metals -- because of the massively complicated problem of finding and sorting the different kinds. Frustrated by this waste, Mike Biddle has developed a cheap and incredibly energy efficient plant that can, and does, recycle any kind of plastic.
http://www.ted.com/talks/mike_biddle.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/mike_biddle.html